Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Santa Babies

Before 2009 arrives, I figured it would be a good idea to sum up the end of 2008. Gabrielle is getting bigger every day and is a true social butterfly -- she loves anyone who holds her. And Alaina is doing well and we're hoping she'll be home very soon after the New Year.

We had a terrific Christmas and took a ton of pictures. If you notice the quality getting better midway through it's because of the fantastic new camera we got from Nonna and Tex. Now we have an excuse to document even more!

Our Christmas tree:


And Fiona under the tree:


We had a great visit with Alaina on Christmas Day.




And she loved her Santa hat.


But even Santa babies need their binkies.


Alaina had her own Christmas tree courtesy of Nonna.


Gabrielle had a Santa hat of her own.




And was happy to proclaim her love of the big guy. Thanks Alejandro & Andreina!




For Christmas dinner, she traded her hat for a sassy bow.


Gabrielle met Roro and Grandpa Jack for the first time. She loved spending time with her great-grandparents.




Gaby was the perfect baby all day. And like I said, you can tell just how much she loves to snuggle!

With Uncle Jason....



With Tex....

And Nonna....

And cousin Chelsea....

And Aunt Lori and Uncle Henny.


All in all, it was a wonderful day.



And it only took one more day to recover.



See you next year!

3 comments:

Henny said...

It's been an eventful few months and it's so exciting having two new additions to the family! I can't wait until Alaina comes home to complete the family! And as for the photo of Jan...been there, done that and loved it with Chelsea so enjoy it while it lasts! Love you guys!

Uncle Henny

Unknown said...

Sounds like the Medina's had a amazing Christmas! Look at all those smiling faces.

Happy New Year! 2009 will be a great year... Alaina will be coming home and the girls will continue to thrive and amaze us all.

Selfishly, we are looking forward to finally meeting Carter's cousins!!

Lots of love to all,
Allie, Dante & Carter

Anonymous said...

By far the cutest Santa babies ever, I can't wait for lots of 2009 pictures...Love to all four (oops, five with Fiona) of you and a very happy new year! xo, Lisa